Austin Burnette, a 6-foot-6 small forward wing player, committed to Rutgers late Wednesday night according to a person familiar with his plans. The person asked not to be identified because recruit commitments are not binding until National Letters of Intent are signed during the player's senior year of high school.

Burnette, who is currently in his junior year at Broughton High School in Raleigh, N.C. after transferring from Cardinal Gibbons High School across the city, reportedly chose the Scarlet Knights over Jacksonville, Kennesaw State, Western Carolina and Charlotte. While he is currently not ranked by either Rivals.com or Scout.com, while ESPN.com rated him as a one-star recruit.

However, that falls in line with Jordan's recruiting approach through his first few months on the job.

The first-year Rutgers head coach -- who brings a two-decade NBA background to Piscataway -- does not rely on recruiting lists or the opinions of outside talent evaluators. According to his assistants, Jordan uses his own eye to determine whether or not a player is talented enough, even if that means offering someone who is off the radar or not even on it yet.

"He's not looking at recruiting and scouting lists and saying, 'Who are the top guys? I've got to have them.'" Rutgers assistant David Cox told The Star-Ledger this summer. "He's doing it all based on what he sees. And who he sees that he really likes, he's ready to offer. ... His honesty goes a long way. He's not a used car salesman."

Burnette's commitment could be the first of many for the Scarlet Knights for the 2015-16 season.

That would be the first year after Rutgers' current crop of juniors leaves the program. Six players -- Myles Mack, Jerome Seagears, Malick Kone, Kadeem Jack, D'Von Campbell and Craig Brown -- are on target to graduate, leaving a large void for Jordan and his staff to fill.